William Smith

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iain Frazier on 18th June 2025

Family connections for William (Smith) may be: a William (Smith SCARBOROUGH 1790) had a relationship with Margaret (Holmes her second relationship) & produced perhaps 2children. It may be he who was executed/hanged for theft on 16 11 1795. [There are 3xWilliam (Smith)s recorded on this ship on this Website] Margaret (Holmes) was born about 1768. She was tried w/1other for theft of calico, on 4 11 1789, of Edward (Bowerbank) at Old Bailey on 9 12 1789, sentenced to 7years, held probably at London or Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN; she was Protestant. She had a first relationship (1of4) with William (Morrison) sailor on the ship. She had a third relationship (3of4) with Patrick (Shannon his first relationship). She was Free by Servitude by 1799. She had a fourth relationship with Joseph (Smith his second relationship) whom she married on 3/4 10 1812 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 with her husband at Portland Head. She died on 20 9 1850 age82 mother of perhaps 9children & was buried at MacDonald River Hawkesbury. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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C H on 18th February 2024

Old Bailey Online WILLIAM SMITH. Theft; burglary. 27th February 1788. Text type Trial account Defendants WILLIAM SMITH Offences Theft > Burglary Session Date 27th February 1788 Reference Number t17880227-12 Verdicts Guilty > Lesser offence Punishments Transportation 165. WILLIAM SMITH was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Porter , Esq ; on the 30th of November , about the hour of seven in the night, and stealing a carpet, value 15 s. the property of the said George, and two linen shirts, value 4 s. and four guineas, and two half guineas in monies numbered, the property of Charles Morieux , in the said dwelling-house . (The witness being a foreigner , an interpreter was sworn.) CHARLES MORIEUX sworn. I live at Captain George Porter 's, Bolton-street ; in the month of November, I don't remember what day, it was between seven and eight o'clock, I was sitting writing in the garret, and three men came in, I don't know how they got in, for the door was shut, there was nobody in the house but me. Do you know whether all the doors and windows were fast below? - They were all shut; I locked the door myself at half past six o'clock. Did you look afterwards to see by what means they got in? - No, I was so frightened I was not able to look; I sent for the girl of the house to see if any thing was taken away; they took four guineas in gold and four half guineas from me, and two new shirts, and a black waistcoat; they were in a box; and they took the parlour carpet; as they were going down, I rang the bell and cried out, and they escaped through the parlour window. Do you know the prisoner? - No, the fright I was in, made me lose all memory of them. JOHN SHERWOOD sworn. I found this carpet (producing it) about the first of December, in a cupboard in the house of Mrs. Burkitt, in consequence of an information through Fleming; Macmanus was with me when I found it. ELIZABETH BURKITT sworn. This carpet the prisoner brought to my house about three days before it was found, Fleming was at my house when he brought it; the prisoner came to ask for Fleming, two other men came in; what passed afterwards I do not know, for they went out of doors. Fleming made use of your house as a place for concealing stolen goods? - He left things four times with me till called for, I never knew the contents of them. You know we knew all these transactions before; did not Fleming make use of your house to leave goods in, that he bought of this description; plate and other things? - I never saw a bit of plate in my life. WILLIAM FLEMING sworn. On Friday the 30th of November, about eight o'clock, I went to Mrs. Burkitt's to buy a bit of fish for supper. You had used Mrs. Burkitt's house to leave things you bought of this description? - Yes, I had; while I was there the prisoner brought this carpet, and asked me to buy it; but he said he would not dispose of it till two other men came in, John Durham and William Waine . Durham was convicted at a former sessions? Yes, the other is not taken yet; Durham asked fifteen or sixteen shillings for it; I said it was a Scotch carpet, and worth no such money; I paid nine shillings and six-pence, and they divided the money; neither Smith, nor any of them in his presence, told me where they got it. You carried on the ostensible business of a pawnbroker, and have, all the time you have been in business for yourself, bought goods of this description? - Not all the time. You was taken up on another account? - I was sent for on Mrs. Burkitt's being in custody, to Sir Sampson Wright's, and he asked me if I knew the woman. On that you offered to make a full discovery on being protected? - I did. CHARLOTTE COOPER sworn. I was at Mrs. Burkitt's; the prisoner brought the carpet there on a Friday. THOMAS DAWSON sworn. I sold that carpet to Captain Porter in the month of March last; it has a particular mark in it; the pattern runs imperfect all across; the leaf is turned the wrong way; I never saw one so before. Morieux. I am sure it is the same carpet; there is a hole in it, by which I am able to know it. The prisoner did not say any thing in his defence. GUILTY, Of stealing the goods; but not guilty of burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.